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Provided by David Franco
David is a corporate M&A partner in the firm’s Global Transactions practice. During 25 years of professional career, 15 of which as a partner at Freshfields, he has attained deep expertise counselling in large and complex multi-jurisdictional transactions. He advises a range of listed and unlisted clients, including private equity firms, institutional investors, SOEs, financial institutions, large corporations and industrials. His transactional practice covers a broad spectrum of cross-border M&A work (mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, joint ventures, carve-outs) as well as solvent restructurings, corporate governance and shareholder litigation. David’s sector experience includes financial institutions, energy, real estate and infrastructure among others.
David became a partner in 2007 and was the Managing Partner of the Freshfields’ Madrid office for seven years (2015-2021). He has a Law Degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a Business Administration Diploma from Universidad San Pablo CEU and a Master’s degree from the Universidad Carlos III.
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David Franco assists with both public and private M&A transactions. He has a diverse list of clients including energy companies, private equity firms and technology businesses.
Provided by Chambers
"He is very experienced and has broad knowledge, but he is also practical and easy to work with."
"He works seamlessly with clients and advisers."
"He is very experienced and has broad knowledge, but he is also practical and easy to work with."
"He works seamlessly with clients and advisers."
